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Fuel prices
laser_jock99:
£1.30 per litre here- costing me £100 week just to get to work!! I won't get rid of the 4x4 it'll just become a offroader/weekend/family/towing car. Been looking around at various diesel Corsas and stuff that get 75mpg+ on a run. Okay to get work in but not really family size/family safe.
I calculated that £5K spent on a 2005 model diesel bubble car will have paid for itself in 18months- that's how ridiculous the situation is! This is even assuming the price of diesel doesn't go up even more (which it will).
So no- don't sell- buy another car -VED Class B, insurance group 2, diesel runabout!
djsimo:
--- Quote from: climbingchris on May 23, 2008, 12:10:10 ---
--- Quote from: djsimo on May 22, 2008, 19:26:27 ---
Never, and for now there is always Veg Oil :roll:
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Been looking at that It's £1.17/l in the tesco near here diesel isn't much more, so it's not worth risking my injector pump.
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Try local cash & carry they do 20Ltrs of KTC Veg oil for £17
and its in 20ltr barrels so easier to put in :D
redhand:
On the news today they're expecting Oil to reach $200 a barrel :shock: that's $5 a gallon or $1.33 per ltr or in uk prices 67p per litre. and that's before the refinery has converted it to petrol/diesel and before Government slaps 85ppl tax on it. add delivery costs and the filling stations mark up and you're looking at £2.00 per litre.
It's getting so bad I had to tow a pikey to a garage today after he ran out of diesel. :oops: Now that's a serious state of affairs.
bilge rat:
I calculated that £5K spent on a 2005 model diesel bubble car will have paid for itself in 18months- that's how ridiculous the situation is! This is even assuming the price of diesel doesn't go up even more (which it will).
So no- don't sell- buy another car -VED Class B, insurance group 2, diesel runabout!
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ive been thinking down that line use one disco for towing and long hauls then me high milage knock about truck i use for work but now thinking another car shed or what ever small deisel and as you say will pay for its self. end of the day discos are good for mpg deisels anyway dont know what else is as good for what they do ...
hairyasswelder:
--- Quote from: hrh_dave on May 23, 2008, 10:56:41 --- Im off to look at a rover 420D at least it will be better fuel econ than the lanny. home, but when you live in the middle of knowhere thats a bit difficult.
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I drive one (420 sd) daily :D 45 mpg :lol: but buy the SD its cheaper to insure :shock: (better alarm as standard)
As for the Rangie, its my substitute for the pub etc so it will stay as long as I can afford it
Steve
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